All the Light We Cannot See (miniseries)

All the Light We Cannot See (miniseries)
All the Light We Cannot See is an upcoming American drama limited series directed by Shawn Levy and developed by Steven Knight for Netflix. Based on Anthony Doerr's Pulitzer Prize winning novel of the same name, it stars Aria Mia Loberti, Mark Ruffalo and Hugh Laurie. The four-part series follows the stories of a blind French girl named Marie-Laure and a German soldier named Werner, whose paths cross in occupied France during World War II.
The limited series is scheduled to be released on November 2, 2023.
Premise
All the Light We Cannot See follows the lives of two teenagers during the height of World War II: Marie-Laure, a blind French girl and Werner Pfennig, a German boy forced to join and fight for the Nazi Regime.
Cast and characters
Main
Aria Mia Loberti as Marie-Laure LeBlanc, a blind French teenage girl and the daughter of Daniel LeBlanc
Nell Sutton as young Marie-Laure LeBlanc
Louis Hofmann as Werner Pfennig, a young German boy who eventually becomes a soldier specializing in detecting and tracking radio frequencies.
Lucas Herzog as young Werner Pfennig
Mark Ruffalo as Daniel LeBlanc, father of Marie-Laure and a locksmith at the Museum of Natural History in Paris
Hugh Laurie as Etienne LeBlanc, a reclusive World War I veteran suffering from PTSD and the great-uncle of Marie-Laure
Lars Eidinger as Reinhold von Rumpel, a sergeant major in the German army who certifies and evaluates art, jewelry.
Recurring
Marion Bailey as Madame Manec
Luna Wedler as Jutta Pfennig
Ed Skrein as Herr Siedler
Corin Silva as Frank Volkheimer
Milo Quinton as Frederick
Felix Kammerer as Schmidt
Andrea Deck as Sandrina
Richard Sammel as Dr. Hauptman
Rosie Hilal as Frau Elena
Bernd Hölscher as Bastian
Episodes
Production
In March 2019, Netflix and 21 Laps Entertainment acquired the rights to develop a limited television series adaptation of the novel with Shawn Levy, Dan Levine and Josh Barry executive producing. In September 2021, it was announced that Netflix had given the production a series order consisting of four episodes, with Steven Knight writing the series and Levy directing all episodes. In December 2021, it was announced that Aria Mia Loberti would play as Marie-Laure.
In January 2022, it was announced that both Mark Ruffalo and Hugh Laurie joined the cast, set as leads opposite Loberti. Ruffalo is set to portray Daniel LeBlanc, while Laurie will portray Etienne LeBlanc.
In February 2022, it was announced that Louis Hofmann, Lars Eidinger and Nell Sutton joined the cast.
Composer James Newton Howard will write the musical score for the series.
Filming took place between March and July 2022 in Budapest, Saint-Malo and Villefranche-de-Rouergue (Aveyron department, south of France), with the main scenes (street, bombings, Saint-Malo liberation) being filmed in the latter. This town was chosen for its ancient central square similar to Saint-Malo's before the World War II destruction, and for its familiar 1940s style streets. The shooting in Villefranche-de-Rouergue took place from July 5 to 20, 2022. A large part of the town was adapted for the production needs.
Release
On April 18, 2023, first look photos and the first teaser trailer for the series were released. It was also announced that the series is scheduled to be released on November 2, 2023.
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2023 American television series debuts
2020s American drama television miniseries
English-language television shows
Post-traumatic stress disorder in fiction
Nonlinear narrative television series
Television series about families
Television series about Nazis
Television series based on American novels
Television series created by Steven Knight
Television shows about blind people
Television shows filmed in Budapest
Television shows filmed in France
Television shows set in Paris
Upcoming drama television series
Upcoming Netflix original programming
World War II television drama series